9 CRUCIAL STEPS TO BUILD YOUR FIRST

MOBILE APP ------------------------ Learned From Building More Than 100 Apps

Building your first mobile app can be a

challenging experience.

Unless you know this:

Step1. Clearly define the purpose and mission of your

mobile app

What is it going to do?

What concrete problem is it going to solve, or what part of life is it going to make better?

In other words RESEARCH

RESEARCH your target audience, competitors,

monetization and marketing channels

RESEARCH as much as you can. Use Reddit,

Quora etc. to find information you need.

Step 2. Create Wireframe and

Storyboard

Use Balsamiq, Moqups or any other prototyping tool to fuse your ideas into a clearer picture

This will help you create a basic look and feel of

your app

Create a storyboard to show the connection between the screens

Step 3. Define the backend of your app.

 Draw a sketch of your servers, APIs, and data

diagrams.

Step 4. Test your prototype on focus

groups

Don’t forget to record what parts of the app

needs to be improved.

Step 5. Build the back end of your app

Sign up for developers accounts to upload your

app when ready.

Don’t leave it to the last minute!

Step 6. Design the App “Skins”

Hire a web–designer or create yourself a high- resolution versions of

your wireframes.

Step 7. Test again! Yes again!

This time you can test your app that is close to

a final version

Step 8. Polish your app!

Once you have users’ feedback after testing, polish

your app to make it even better

Step 8. Release time!

Each app market place has its own review

policies

It might take a while …

When you finally see your app listed

Step 9. Celebrate! You deserved it!